Languages of Africa
Overview: 1,250 to 3,000 languages
7 major language families:
- Afro Asiatic
- Nilo Saharan
- Niger Congo A
- Niger Congo B (Bantu)
- Khoisan
- Austronesian
- Indo- European
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Nilo-Saharian languages
Where: Central and Eastern Africa
What: 140 languages spoken
Who: 11 million people
Examples: Luo, Kanuri, Songhay,
Nubian, Dinka, Nuer, Maasai, Fur
Niger-Congo languages
Where: Two thirds of Africa
What: 1000 languages spoken
Who: 200 million people
Examples: Swahili, Yoruba, Igbo,
Fulani, Shona and Zulu
